b'Member News November 2020 17AwardsIET Travel Award winnerMy PhD student and I both attended the virtual sessions and were able to examine developments in the field of personalised adjusts to a virtual world sensing and with inertial wearables.As the world was attempting to adapt to various stages The shift to a virtualof lockdown due to COVID-19, and many plans and eventsconference was a learning were coming to a halt entirely, our IET Travel Award Winner, curve but allowed us to Dr Alan Godfrey BEng PhD MBA MIET SMIEEE, was originallyattend sessions that may due to attend a conference in Montreal, Canadahave normally been held in parallel and so we were I applied for an IET Travel Award to attend the Engineering in Biologyable to listen to many and Medicine Society (EMBS) conference. This event was duemore EMBS speakers.to be held in Montreal, Canada. However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic it switched to a virtualIn addition, collaborators from the meeting via the EMBS LearningUniversity of Waterloo and I held a Academy, from 20 to 24 July 2020.symposium titled, Data analytics in It was disappointing not to be ablethe wild: Emerging wearable inertial to travel to Montreal to participatesensors and egocentric cameras for fall in person, as meeting and chattingprevention and rehabilitation. I Chaired with other researchers in my fieldthe meeting which was organised by PhD is a great way to formulate newcandidate Mina Nouredanesh and Dr ideas. Also, strolling through poster sessions and chatting to the earlyJames Tung, both from Waterloos Centre career researchers is a good wayfor Bioengineering and Biotechnology.to see the latest innovations andId like to thank the IET for the wonderful explore collaborative opportunities.opportunity to attend the EMBS Given the scale and severity ofconference, albeit virtually. While not as the pandemic, it was the right callproductive as attending a conference in by EMBS organisers to shift theperson, this was still a valuable learning meeting to the Learning Academyexperience, allowing me to showcase my platform. This was an excellent way to attend a virtual meetingwork as well as that of my team. This will and it provided an opportunity tohave enhanced my profile as well as my new explore new digital educationalteam working in the area of concussion tools for scientific dissemination. research with wearable technology.IET Travel Award Winner, Dr Alan Godfrey BEng PhD MBA MIET SMIEEEAre you a member of the IET? Would you like 600 to travel? Weve introduced a brand- for National Travel to ourThe application process isbrochures and emails sent to new opportunity for IETextensive Award programmevery simple, and all donethe membership.members across the worldworth 600.entirely online. Our winnersSee our international scheme whove been a memberThis award can be used towill be chosen by a panel ofwinners on our website and with us for a minimum of atravel to any conference orselected independent expertsstay ahead of the game ready year. We want to give youresearch visit in the countryincluding academics, industryto apply for the new national the chance to expand youryoure based in; all you haveand former winners of ourscheme.knowledge and networkto do is tell us how you planprizes and scholarships. through our Travel Awardsto spend the money. ThereAfter your trip, youll even programme.will be multiple opportunitieshave the chance to shareFor more information or to This Autumn we will beto win one of these prizes,your experience throughregister your interest get in adding a new Travel Awardwith six deadlines each year.features in IET newsletters,touch at: awards@theiet.org'